More fodder for Jan Ullrich’s upcoming and much anticipated tell-all memoir: Former German cycling star Jan Ullrich was consulting Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor whose blood-doping network was exposed last year, as early as 2003, according to reports in the German press. Monday’s edition of the German weekly magazine Focus includes a report alleging that Read the full article…
Ullrich, T-Moble
Vino walks, cyclists everywhere rejoice
Old news already, but what the hell, I’ll blog it anyway – Vino folds like a lawn chair and cries like a twelve year old girl. I take that back. It’s not really fair to lawn furniture and young ladies to group them in with the AssBag of Kazakhstan. From: Humpty Subject: File this under Read the full article…
Beer. It’s what’s for breakfast.
In Bayern, you can have a traditional breakfast of Weisswurst with sweet mustard, a soft pretzel and a delicious Weissbier. (There is no lemon in beer. Lemon is for lemonade. Get over it.) Here I am in action last year when a friend came to visit. Now that is a healthy breakfast, and you get Read the full article…
Micro dose
I read this the other day. Nothing terribly new, but some folks out there just fell off the apple cart and never heard word one about what really goes on. This pretty much lays it out in plain English for ya. And yeah, you might want to grab a cold beer afterwards and think about Read the full article…
Yeah right
Lovedawg mentioned this link in an earlier post, but damn. In case you missed it, the Vuelta is swinging yard on this one: Grand tours seek a dope-free ‘promised land’ When the director of the Vuelta a España, Victor Cordero, unveiled the route of next year’s race at a ceremony in Madrid on Wednesday, he Read the full article…
Woody’s Fenders
My man Woody has been bringing the goods for a while now. Check out his latest offerings: With fenders to match. Forget about it. Check ‘em mounted. I’m telling ya. I got a set and I love ‘em. Treat yourself or someone you love this holiday season. Head over to www.woodysfenders.com and order up a Read the full article…
Good looking out
This is the best use of an RST fork I’ve ever seen. I’m definitely feeling it. Bacardi sent me the pics. Near as I can figure they came from bikeforum.cz. Not that I can read a word of that site…
The good, the bad and the ugly – you choose
Vino retired after receiving a 1 yr. ban by his federation. Read about it here. Wonder if this played into the decision? Research it here. Didn’t seem to for these guys Hope things can change for this. But this guy thinks you can’t do without.
Cold like it was in Idaho
One time at Thanksgiving at my sister-in-laws up in Nampa I was trying to ride a bit. Keep in shape, find some form, get the fuck out of the house – take your pick. It was a hazy bubble of fog/mist/cloud that followed me around as I rode. When I got way out into the Read the full article…
The long-term rewards of doping
Birth defects for your kids – Physical deformities, mental handicaps Emotional problems – Severe depression and suicide Miscarriage and Still birth rates 32X higher Steroid Nation Post on German Research Let’s hope Tyler and Haven don’t have kids.
Velcio, Grand Seigneur
Pistol Pete sent me this one: From: Pistol Pete Subject: Holy Moroni! VELOCIO, GRAND SEIGNEUR by Clifford L. Graves, M.D. May 1965 When a throng of cyclists from all corners of France converged on Saint-Etienne one day last July as they had done for more than forty years, they were paying homage to a man Read the full article…
Shawn and Jeff’s birthday Death Race
You can smell the anger from here… From: Chris Subject: December 16th mark your calendar Shawn and Jeff’s birthday Death Race These two guys named Shawn and Jeff have a birthday a couple days apart. They worked in the same shop for years and talked shit about who is fastest on the street forever. It Read the full article…